Tommy’s explorative art practice is concerned with achieving true self-actualisation where the artistic process or journey is just as important as the finished product. Influenced by impressionists and surrealists, Thomas enjoys accessing his subconscious and being led by its flow to create works with a unique design, mood and story and a safe and gentle depth.

Tommy explores the tactile organic nature of raw fibres alongside patterned mandalas and grids, representing the entwined forces of humanity and the environment. Objects such as leaves are pressed and tell their own story of abstraction. With insightful discipline, Tommy adds to his personal growth story by making work every day unlocking new skills and thoughts.

Tommy has studied at the Brisbane Institute of Art, Access Arts, Footprints Inc. and Art from the Margins. He has exhibited in a series of exhibitions curated by Access Arts at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital including Earth Footprint (2021) and Dancing Colours (2022). He has also exhibited in a series of exhibitions curated by Access Arts at KPMG and Brisbane Powerhouse including Journey to the other side (2020), Visitors (2021) and Looking Back, Looking Forward (2022). Tommy exhibited in Where Two Worlds Meet at Art From The Margins Gallery and Studios (2022), and in 2023 was selected to paint a mural as part of Brisbane Street Art Festival.